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ROOSA, John Frank - Date of
birth
17 October 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Kingston, Ulster County, New York -
Hometown
Ulster, Ulster County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32949339 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Moosburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 84 |
Immediate family
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Members
Elting B. Roosa Sr. (father)
Kathryn M. Roosa (mother)
Helen Roosa (sister)
Mary K. Roosa (sister)
Elting B. Roosa Jr. (brother)
More information
Pvt John F. Roosa was employed at the Manhattan Shirt Company before he enlisted in Albany, New York on 4 January 1944. he was sent overseas in June 1944.He was taken prisoner and died in Stalag VII-A from diphtheria.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – Prisoners of War, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Dunphy Kiene Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – The Daily Freeman - 27 September 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - J